Student Support Services Eligibility

To be eligible for Student Support Services, students must be considered low-income,
first-generation or disabled.

Determining Economic Eligibility

To determine economic eligibility, we need to verify the family's income and financial
need through the Financial Aid Office on campus. If a student and/or the student's
family does not want to complete the FAFSA we will ask for a copy of the family's
1040 tax form showing taxable income, a budget statement from the Department of Social
Services or Social Security, or a letter from another appropriate agency. All financial
information is kept strictly confidential and is used only to determine program eligibility.

For family units with more than eight members, add the following amount for each additional
family member: $6,090 for the 48 contiguous states, the District of Columbia and outlying
jurisdictions; $7,620 for Alaska; and $7,005 for Hawaii.

The family incomes shown represent amounts equal to 150 percent of the family income
levels established by the Census Bureau for determining poverty status. The poverty
guidelines were published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the
Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 16, January 24, 2013, pp. 5182-5183.